Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Kipper's stay was short and sweet. I wish I could tell you that his responsible owners sought after him and took him home. Unfortunately, Kipper ran off and I can only hope it was to go home. Thanks to some faithful stalkers :) I know right where to find Kipper and here shortly we may just hunt him down and offer his owner a little dinero for his sweet soul... and then we'll promptly remove his "parts". Shhh, don't tell him.

John Martin LOVED him. You can see here he's about to break his neck just to see the little fella.

Justin was doing some last minute tidying in the yard on Monday morning, which included the use of a wheelbarrow. John Martin was straight from the bed and what better way to wake a little rambunctious boy up than take him for a jaunt around the yard in a wheelbarrow. It almost convinced me to sell all my strollers.

Now to the more painful subject matter: school has started! {And if that's as painful as it gets around here, I am considering myself blessed beyond measure.} Both of the girls started preschool yesterday. Morgan is in the 4-year old class and Paige is in the 3-year old class. I really don't know where the summer went, but I've always said that, even when I was school-aged. I know myself all too well. I am not an organized person. I am not a punctual person. Monday night I spent 30 minutes getting ready so that we could BE ON TIME for preschool. I set the girls alarm clock, laid out their clothes and got their table all ready. They were so excited when they got up... it was almost like some superhero school fairy swept in!

Fresh Keds. Does it get any better? The night before {you may have noticed, because you all notice EVERYTHING} I had the wrong pair laid out {the dirty ones on the left}. Paiger quickly retrieved her new, clean school shoes.

The results of a little late-night "prepping": 2 little girls ready for school AN HOUR EARLY!

I asked them if they'd play quietly in the playroom so I could shower, they strongly protested because I would cause them to be late... I concured, threw up a pony and off we went.

Paige was a little more apprehensive about school when we arrrived.

Thankfully sister was there to comfort her. And it helped that Paige has the same teachers that Morgan had last year.

We ran into cousin, Chapel, in the lobby and couldn't resist one last picture.

Paige did so well and went to her classroom with slight hesitation but didn't shed a tear, which always makes it easier on mom! Morgan has never had a problem going to school, she loves it. She went right in and never looked back!

Thankfully Paiger just goes 2 days a week. So please whatever you do, don't feel too sorry for me, it's not like I'm running an empty nest. Rover will keep me plenty entertained while the girls are at school...

67 comments:

only about half of the posts on my blog consist of bennett devouring a carton of yogurt. there is something so entertaining about it, and i love "freaking out" my sister and friends who dont understand it when babies get MESSY!

I'm new to your blog and just love it! :) I really hope you guys can get Kipper. He's a cute dog, and he really needs his parts removed. lol (btw, my kids loved that show)

Jon Martin is so adorable and reminds me of my Sawyer at that age. I love how happy he looks riding in the wheel barrow. Your girls are beautiful! I love their little apple shirts and how you had everything ready the night before. I'm sure they will love preschool and you will love your alone time with Jon Martin.

I don't you don't me, but I will need some flag lowering tomorrow if you think of it. My baby starts all day Kindergarten and I will have an empty nest all day and I'm dreading it. :( I can't believe all 3 of my babies will be in school now.

1. you are correct. there is nothing like fresh keds. i'm hoping i can find the little mary jane ones to shove ACs fat foot in soon. my boys had keds (the boy kind and they were pure precious.)2. I'm pretty much in love with JM and now that he is sprouting some dimples...if he is missing one morning, call me. i have him in north alabama. the good news is that we are half way to mom and daddyboy's house. 3. raiger is looking a little too big girl these days.4. my bf has only one lone little girl. she would freak out when she would keep my boys b/c they make such messes (such as the yogurt.) i personally love it.

Oh, I love it. Sweet pics, JM and the yogurt cracked me up. I am so sad that Julianna isn't going to school this year. Since we are moving so much this fall I didn't really have a place to send her. All of her friends went back last week and it broke my heart to see the pictures. :( Oh well, we have many more school years ahead of us.Can't wait to see what you get done with all of your "free time." That was a joke. :)

Glad to know I am not the only one who puts her kids in "back to school" themed outfits...the girls are so adorable and so is JM! My new goal starting Monday (our first day back) is to get everything ready the night before, because, I too, am not organized or punctual...used to be puncutal before kids...

That little boy of yours is PRECIOUS! These boys just steal their mommas hearts. My little boy is about 2-3 months older than yours and I am comforted to see that mine is not the only one that gets into so much TROUBLE. You can't get too mad when they are so dang cute!

i smiled the whole time i read your post. your kids are the cutest! i don't have any babies yet but i know that my unorganized self will need to be taking notes on the lay-things-out-the-night-before-method.

Darby, this was one of my favorite posts from you. Loved the darling pictures and the sweet story you told of preparing them for school. It just warms my heart and encourages me to savor this calling of ours as mothers.

Look at you with that neat little set up for girls like Christmas morning. You're such a cool mom! Did you make the shirts? Please tell how! I'm loving the fresh Keds, exactly like I used to have every first day of school!

I'm dreading that first day so much, I KNOW I'll cry whether she does or not!

I agree with Lauren's comment...I hope when I am a mother I can be as precious as you with your kids...They are so cute and you make motherhood look so fun and special. How sweet to lay out their clothes with a note....so very sweet!!!!!!

And I forgot to say just HOW adorable your two girls are for school! And of course, too cute that they're matchy-matchy. I honestly thought you painted the Keds...why? b/c I did that as a kid so that I would have a "new pair!"

As I am reading this, my 19 month old is sitting in her high chair, covered in yogurt. I think she's giving herself a facial! :) My 3 year old starts back to preschool next month. She did "young 3s" two days a week last year, and she'll do "young 4s" two days a week this year. We are BOTH looking forward to it. ;)

Those two with the apple shirts...um, let me just say, they are too cute for words.

I LOVE the table and the way you had it all ready for their first day. I hope you are still that prepared in October or November. I wonder what *my* board above the table says today?? I still covet that and want it. I look online every day for one. Did I tell you I even contacted the people at Pottery Barn? They have a lunatic, coveting blogger on their hands!!

so precious....and i got the same little apple applique, from michael's for like a $1, yea!!! did you see the owls too?...i made little christian a tee and charlotte an apple tee for her first day of school which is not for 2 or 3 more weeks!

Darby. I LOVE your blog. It makes me so happy to read it. I have 3 kids, 12, 10 and 2 and I remember those FIRST days of school so well. I am so happy I can experience my little Mary Margaret's first day next year. But I digress...

When my 12 year old daughter was 3 she received a board/card game called "Crazy Kipper" based on that same character you were talking about. It is a fabulous game and I bet your girls would love it. You might try looking for it. We played it so much we actually wore it out.

Love your photos...you are an inspiration. BTW, my 12 year old Emma was born on July 14th. It is a great birthday.

well, here i am, leaving my first comment, as promised!that 2nd pic of JM in the wheelbarrow made me laugh. Caleb gives us that same smile when we push him around in his little cart. too cute!and the girls looked precious in their little outfits! keds still make me think of being a kid, and how i loved when they were brand new and still white!

I am so with you on this Darby! My 3 year old started yesterday..sad but good :-)I don't yet have a little Yogurt Covered Rover to keep me entertained, but you never know :-) All 3 of your are enough to get anyone broody!!

I am new to your blog. I am also new to Erika's. I found both via an Auburn friend's blog. Your first day of school post is so precious. I am all of a sudden a "Fly Through My Window" fan. I made your Asian stir-fry last night. I just printed your cinimini recipe to make for my husband this weekend. I am really enjoying reading about your sweet family and great craft/baking/cooking/motherhood ideas. I don't have children yet but I feel like I should be taking mommy notes for the future.

oh my word, i was raised in the south and relate to SO many of your posts because of that. particularly: NEW KEDS! people up north just don't appreciate keds. we always got new lace up keds for the fall and slip-ons for the summer. sigh...

I have 2 1/2 weeks left before my one and only begins 4th grade...she's 9 years old and almost taller than I am... I don't know where the time goes. It seems like it was yesterday that she began pre-school. Every day is a gift...enjoy them all, I certainly try. Love the Keds - they get harder and harder to find!!! Hope the school year is filled with many blessings for you and yours.

As always, these pictures are precious!!! I love the notes on the table, what a sweet touch! That is awesome that you got everything ready the night before,(I am also neither organized or punctual) definitely makes things much more manageable the morning of. You are so lucky your girls are back in school already, mine don't start back until after Labor Day. Gah!

OK. I think the pics of JM in the wheelbarrow are framers as are the pics of the girls in the matching adorable shirts hugging. Absolutely precious, Darby. And, if you are like me, it takes time to get them there, get them back, etc that it almost seems like they are only there an hour! But it is a great time for them and us. Does JM miss the playmates? I'm sure he does!

Somewhere, in a closet at my parents' home, is a First Presbyterian Preschool bag - very similar to your daughters' bags - but it was blue I think. Glad to see they still go with that. Very avant garde in their eco-friendly bags, weren't they?

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